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Is Saying Victim Failed to Protect Children Another Form of Victim Blaming
A mother finds herself in a domestically violent relationship and she has children. Child Protective Services (CPS) becomes involved and ...
Children Who Experience Early Childhood Trauma Do Not ‘Just Get Over It’
Humans are relatively adaptable beings which is why we are thriving and not dying out like other species. Horrendous disasters ...
If Janay Rice Was My Friend, I Would Tell Her…
My thoughts have been spiraling since the elevator footage was leaked. I’ve been trying to imagine what I would say ...
NFL Unintentionally Raises Awareness on Domestic Violence and Child Abuse
In the past weeks, many of you have heard of the reported incidents involving several NFL players all over the ...
Will Opposition MP’s Male Shame Change Domestic Violence?
There's been a lot of talk, both for and against, NZ opposition leader David Cunliffe's recent public confession that he is sorry to ...
Intimate Partner Violence has Bigger Implications Around Post Partum Mental Health
Most social workers are familiar with the concerns arising from post partum depression. It has been linked to weakened bonding ...
Domestic Violence is Witnessed by Children Far More Than We Know
Imagine a child watches domestic violence going on between her parents. It’s not a stretch to think of how scary ...
Clare’s Law: Background Checks for Partners
International Women’s Day 2014 saw the Domestic Violence Scheme, better known as Clare’s Law, applied nationally throughout the United Kingdom. ...
Boys Don’t Cry: The Crisis of Masculinity
When we talk about sexism, we almost always automatically think of the victims as women. Tackling discriminating language, sexual harassment ...
Is Your Spouse The Next Walter White?
By Deborah Nguyen Walter White, the fictional character of Breaking Bad fame, has quickly become the antihero that people couldn't ...
NFL Goes Purple But A Social Worker Calls Them Out On Domestic Violence
As a result of a request made by Outsports, the Thursday Night NFL Broadcasting crew wore purple in honor of ...
What is Domestic Violence
When most people hear the term “domestic violence”, they think of a physical altercation between a couple or a family ...
Celebrity Chef Nigella Lawson Choked by Husband in Public
by Deona Hooper, MSW Multi-Millionaire and art collector, Charles Saatchi announced he is filing for divorce after a tabloid newspaper ...
Keira Knightley Makes Explosive Video on Domestic Violence
Hollywood actress and celebrity Kiera Knightley, recently released a video called Cut where she is drawing attention to the dangers ...
Separating from an Abusive Partner
If you are in a relationship and are seeking to separate or divorce from an abusive partner, your safety may ...
New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg Dies at 89
By Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW Democratic legend Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) died today at the age of 89. According to a ...
Domestic Violence: Jovan Belcher and Kasandra Perkins
"The tragic suicide of Jovan Belcher" is a line that has appeared in many news articles in the past weeks ...
Pop Culture’s Treatment of Domestic Violence
By Sarah Devine Yes, yes...I know I'm very late in the game, as this song came out in 2010, but ...
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